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      <excerpt>...are pleased with it, and it's fiscally prudent,&quot; Schmitt said. Griesbach and Schmitt have enlisted the aid of U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen, D-Appleton. Kagen hopes local officials will give him letters of support that he can take to the appropriate federal com</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> ... Ron Kind ( D-WI ), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ( D-FL ), Chris Smith ( R-NJ ), Steve Kagen ( D-WI ), James Langevin ( D-RI ), Tammy Baldwin ( D-WI ), Frank Wolf ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Throw in roofing contractor Reid Ribble (R), who&amp;#39;s running in a crowded field against Rep. Steve Kagen (D-WI), and farmer Steve Fincher (R), ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...to run for Congress in the 2010 election. In the 2010 election Roth will be vying for the GOP nomination to run against Rep. Steve Kagen in Wisconsin&#8217;s eighth congressional district, which includes much of the northeastern portion of the state, includ</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Why are Democrats sad that Gard, a stalwart Republican, is not trying once more to challenge Congressman Steve Kagen, D-Appleton? A career politician with a ... </excerpt>
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